downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s downsmail.co.uk Maidstone SouthNorth Edition No. 1 newspaper Maidstone & Malling’s FREENo. 1 newspaper October 2017 No.FREE 246 August 2018 NewsNo. 256 Panto ahoy! Kate, 107, dies THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be News Castle guards’ parade KATE Hart, a resident at an old staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid- people’s home in Bearsted, stone,AN itookncre dtoib lthee 1River2,50 0Medwaypeopl eto has diedMo ageddal 107,shif hert in sondoub3t launchturned thisou tyear'sat M panto.aidsto ne’s Leeds Castle on a sun-drenched Satur- DavidTH hasE n edisclosed.w Lib Dem leader of the On board The Kentish Lady were council admits he is “not 100%” nationalday, Jul ytreasure14, for Rustiethe W imLeebl e(Fairydon of outdoor classical concerts. MP’ssure Localits transp Planort miti gbidation Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- concept will work. 4 fanT Boothhe fla g(Prince-wavin gCharming),crowd ea rEliza-ned HELEN Whately asked the bethprais eBrightfor m ak(Cinderella),ing the 40t hCraigan- government to halt the Andersonniversary o(Buttons)ne to rem eand,mbe rpictured,. borough’sCou nhousingty sh scheme.ow shin4es StephenFresh fRichardsrom a p eandrfor mAdamance Bor-for TENS of thousands of people flocked zoneHer M(Uglyajest Sisters)y the Q u. e en and Presi- to the Kent County Show at deTheynt T wererump greeted, The Bbyan pupilsd of fromthe PlansDetlin forg this Dryear .Nigel 8 South Borough Primary School and Grenadier Guards (pictured), THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto Bearsted soprano Katie Bird, a will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- 1940s Spitfire and fireworks were CanyonVa nfor rcharity.am a rrests12 etsam goon gtot www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.he magical features of this FIVE people were on suspicion of well-loved summer event. burglary after a van was Jasonused iDonovann a tool theft. date10 THE former Neighbours star brings his show to the Hazlitt Flats scheme ‘flouts TheatreM 2next0 May.lorry park p18lans CCTVConcer calln as insch ao bidols HIGHWAYS England is eyeing up a site for an M20 lorry park, near Maidstone. 16 tocou stopncil’ fly-tippings Local Plan’ Invicta Grammar top trust enters merger INVICTA Grammar School is the AN apartment development in the centre of Maidstone has four times more CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a best school in Kent and in uFUniTtsUtRhaEnStchheoboolsroTurguhs’ts(LFoScTa)l, Pwlahnicahllrouwnssftowr,oaocfotuhnecitlolowrnh’sasbciglagimesetds.ec- the top 10 in Britain. 18 country road have been made by the local borough councillor. onCldlraMraytt Bsocuhgohtoonls, p,ihctuarsedmneear gleogdicwtoiotthhear nsiotetshaes rweollr?gTahnati’s amtiiottene.chairman Clive English said: thBurberryDe soiwtenosfMth Lane,aeilflhaats near,liesaarn Leedsegdryththata andtFtShTe, nearby,vwidhye tIh moreeambesat thannonpopyoe ardtu year,nbiteyc afteratouseen itatbhliesunlicensedH“Iot wiseavner wastei,nNcrLeLas carriers,weaisnptrhaeis butendumr be-ebceenrtolyf Obituaries 34 Broomfield,the umbrell hasa fo beenr Cor targetednwallis byand wasus t dumpedo share g andood setpra onctic fire.e and to furlieves- the cost to small firms of dis- development, next to Maidstone could end up happening elsewhere. fuonritsprbougtrCeslslr iBnouaghntuomn biserinocofrrkeecytObituaries 32 wasteNWeewst Lr dumpersainilestLaetaiorn for,inflg years,ieasciand buttehmeie infasc, re-ehaosf tTheh“erT churchhime prlaonv carneins parktganodffa hasicredrss alsoaacnrdo seensssotmheposingainreahsi of.sF constructioncSaTl,cwulhaitciohna,lsb wasteoecinaculsu atedeh asethies Parish Councils 37 centbtheecocm months,ouenpcial’rst o thewf an problemlpalragnencinhga hasirnublea be-ss.ed manybotohaerr instancesdm, aems bweerls ofloa illegalfsthgeivpil dumping.nangnuinsgmcoomretransfer- Tusiginegr stationPthreimwarro isynSg provingcbhaosoel,lifno aer. deter-m” ally be- comeinARicp morehrmevoino acute.du,sSuarprpelyi.cation for the pmButoiwtte iteer iswju ahste problemnbriut csohmed inesth manytoesneecgo ruralnticaetirnngsrentco thatTmhees is2p0a costing1r6t opfrtohpe councilsoEsaClEhDadT a more.ontoSteapl otefm30-Parish Councils 34-35 Construction waste, rubble, hard areas including Langley, Otham Cllr Fort made her remarks as A QUOTE has been accepted for the saTmheestrituestinwi2l0l 1n6owhatdrad20e uonndee-ratnhde saesridveic.”es and ensuring better value.” berd1ro. oTmhesswchhoiolelsthweillartuenstnaoprpmliaclaly-ASH idiebacknstallat ihason o beenf new discovered litter bins iinn Tovil; core,ntwamo-eb windowseEdvreoroymCh andaiplda,r householdEtmveernytsDawyitT fur-hru2s0t andTHh Kingswood.eeadDdeepda:rt“mIfe Waterynot ufocran LaneEadfufocar indtiotnoonedtia ofoyn thethoadsa borough’s4y3,.although closestparent trans-s and stu- niture is left illegally – often strewn Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have fer stations at North Farm, Tun- Monksthe reMeadow are issue s winit h tDetlinghe upke; ep of (pEaCrkEiDngT)s.paces, but the latest plan abguryeaedonthe-ebmederrogoemr ifnlaAt ipnrtilh,ebcuetnwtre deCnltlsr Ehnavgelisbheaedndweda:r“nTedheopfla“nsnoimngeHollingbournethe parish fievillageld in B afetermi nstall-g, particu- insuE thebdmui middlecttaetdionby ofGob theosePr road.lvaenrnsingsaLytdtohne alsouofnMd beenearisdtsa targetedtnodnetahtatth recently.ethmearnkeegtortaiateti,othnesbridgeschoomrt Wells,m-teitrtmeeu announcedphhaesavtoal”u. se it willthe beextant Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month Last year, Maidstone Borough closed for 10 weeks. holderlar co-ordinatorly with foxes Jeanrippin Duffyg ope nhas bags of mbeehraglefroifs CanolaincqSutirsoiutidonhaansd43anonaec- hchaavnecbeeseanreoynoguoi’lnlghasvinecaeclasrtoyrenaere. d plaHnenaidngtecaocnhesersnwt oinll tchoanttisnituee, wtohriucnhresigned; yellow lines are needed we are having toilets, sinks and Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- She added: “If you go along the litter; two councillors have con- kbnedowflaletsdgweimthennot ptharaktinFgSTprowvaisioanl-. onIet fiosrnwoot rkkn. oI wlitneraiflltyhheaDveecneomidbear tehqeuiratsecshotoolas briustewfriollmfor3m0 taole4a3d. eSro-for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow construction waste dumped in the ping and this year more than 163 line of increasing fines, they have to ducted a walking tour of Tovil to as- legCeldlrlyBfoauilginhgto. n claims this consti- 2w0h1e7redeapnayrotnuerewoofuFldSTpacrhkietfhexme.c”u- swhhipilegriot uispatnoidnecvrealospe,tirtuisst-nwoitdaedcroal-buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry have been recorded since April. be enforced. A reduction in the certain the extent of fly-tipping in tuFteSsTaexqpulaidnreudp:l“inIngaonfinthcreearesicnogmly- tivTehJeosahpupaliCcaotlieomn awne–ntwthrooaurgrhivbedy lmabaotircaitniocnre. asIet.”is hoped that anbish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings charge or offering it free may have the area; tilting boulders in Church cmheanlldenedgingumedbuecraotifonuanlitlsan–d1s0cappeer, oansiangolneev-yoetaer, wdeitahl imneAmubgeursst v2o01ti6ng– “enWlahriglestdCElClrEEDnTgwlisilhl sdtriesnpguthteedn andyKingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” Lane, Barming, continue to be a FhuectutarreeS–chsoeot ldsoTwrunstahsatshbeegeunidloeokin- wlaargselilnykaeldontogtphaermtyerligneersp. laTnh.e Lib sauccsutasiantitohneoqfutahleitydeovfeelodpumcaetinotnbeainchgthe picnic area and rear exit. land, to oversee the problem area.” Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia- A three-monthly litter pick on the worry. itnhge antotwhe-abdeonpetfeitds oLfojcoainl Pinlagnw. ith an- DeCmosrn, swuapllpisortiesdrbatyeda sainsglae Tgoroyd, school is able to offer ... through A recent event in Burberry Lane tive by the Environment Agency mile-long“enforc stretched mod ofal roadshift” through, he said it othHeer smaiudl:ti“-aTchaidseismayctrrauzsyt.decision. sgcohtothoel bpylanOtfhstreodugwhh. ile New Line gdroeeasterecnoclolaubroargaetionhoamnde-jbouinytewrsorkto-Crime Reports 35 sawW“ilWl aeth caravanbeelcieovuentc burnedhilisbroeuat outeppwloy whileuinldg pthr aois- andLeLa theirbneirn Driveragl Dremqu andoicrreast Vehiclepimlanpnroinv Stan-gemcoemntLeeds-. village produces an average Crime Reports 37 torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32 blackicnogn”s.id sackser mo ofre rubbish.sustainable transport.VEHICLES have been driven over CllrKM eFort,ondtaeld swhouhcifattii soalsonMeax idservespsetrotnPee Btaseor raoRuegadhfarmlandNUM BEinR Lenham,plates wecausingre removed parishsCaoidu :ncouncillor,c“iFl’ustuarneswS cesayshrootol steachingtThreusht owusaes-,damgefrom to a ccrops;ar in B oanwe rattempted Street; a house frankly, failing. 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